Monday 20 January

• EU Council. Eurogroup (Brussels) (see EUROPE 13560/18): – Euro area: strategic political debate on the main political priorities of the euro area and the role of the Eurogroup in addressing them; presentation of the main economic priorities of the new Commission and its draft recommendation on the 2025 fiscal stance for the euro area, followed by a debate. – Digital finance: discussion on the use of innovative technologies (tokenisation, distributed registries) in the wholesale settlement of transactions; presentation by the ECB of its work on the use of new technologies in the settlement of transactions and the state of progress of its digital euro project. – Any other business: presentation of the political priorities of the French and Lithuanian governments.
• EU Council. Preparatory bodies (Brussels): – Special Committee on Agriculture. – Justice and Home Affairs advisers. – Other meetings: https://aeur.eu/f/f3b
• European Parliament. Plenary session (to 23/01 – Strasbourg) (see EUROPE 13560/17). Agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/f2q
• European Court of Auditors (Luxembourg). Publication of a special report on geo-blocking.
• International summit. World Economic Forum Davos (to 24/01 - Davos, Switzerland). Agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/f2v

Tuesday 21 January

• EU Council. Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Brussels). – Competitiveness: policy debate on “Ensuring a globally competitive business environment in Europe through simplification, de-cluttering and reduction of the regulatory burden”; ministers’ contributions to the draft ‘omnibus’ regulation aimed at reducing the administrative burden for businesses. – War in Ukraine: exchange of views on the state of play regarding the economic and financial repercussions of the war. – Economic governance: adoption of recommendations concerning medium-term fiscal and structural plans in the context of the implementation of the economic governance framework and recommendations to Member States under the excessive deficit procedure to correct their deficits within a given timeframe. – European Semester 2025: presentation of the Commission report on the 2025 alert mechanism and the Council’s draft recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area, followed by an exchange of views. – Recovery and Resilience Facility: state of implementation of the RRF and adoption of the implementing decisions approving the amended recovery and resilience plans of certain Member States. – Financial services: progress on legislative proposals in the field of financial services. – A' items: acts or measures to be adopted without debate: https://aeur.eu/f/F3A
• EU Council. Informal meeting of ministers responsible for education (and 22/01 – Warsaw). Work session I on the theme: “The preventive aspect of inclusive education. Difficulties encountered in the implementation process”.
• EU Council. Preparatory bodies (Brussels): – Political and Security Committee (PSC). – Working Party on the United Kingdom. – Mertens Group. – Other meetings:https://aeur.eu/f/f3c
• European Parliament. Plenary session (to 23/01 - Strasbourg) (see EUROPE 13560/17). Agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/f2q
• Court of Justice of the EU (Luxembourg). # Judgments: – C-188/23 (Container Schiffahrt II – Transfer of waste – Prior notification and consent).
• International summit. World Economic Forum Davos (to 24/01 - Davos, Switzerland). Agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/f2v

Wednesday 22 January

• EU Council. Informal meeting of ministers responsible for education (Warsaw). Work session II on the theme: “Evidence-based policies in inclusive education. Data-driven decision-making”.
• EU Council. Preparatory bodies (Brussels): – Coreper I. – Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (Civcom). Other meetings: https://aeur.eu/f/f3d
• European Parliament. Plenary session (to 23/01 - Strasbourg) (see EUROPE 13560/17). Agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/f2q
• European Economic and Social Committee. 593rd Plenary session (and 23/01 - Brussels). Agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/f2z
• International summit. World Economic Forum Davos (to 24/01 - Davos, Switzerland). Agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/f2v

Thursday 23 January

• EU Council. Preparatory bodies (Brussels): – European Union Military Committee (EUMC). – Trade Policy Committee. – Budget Committee. – Antici Group. – Other meetings: https://aeur.eu/f/f3e
• European Parliament. Plenary session (Strasbourg) (see EUROPE 13560/17). Agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/f2q
• European Parliament. Committee activities (Strasbourg): – ENVI: presentation of the Polish Presidency programme by the Minister for Climate and Environment, Paulina Hennig-Kloska (agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/f3g ).
• European Economic and Social Committee. 593rd Plenary session (Brussels). Agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/f2z
• Court of Justice of the EU (Luxembourg). #Judgments: – C-490/23 P (Neos/Ryanair and Commission – State aid to various airlines in Italy). # Conclusions: – C-717/23 (Budesminister für Gesundheit – Approximation of laws – Tobacco products the manufacture of which contains prohibited ingredients).
• International summit. World Economic Forum Davos (to 24/01 - Davos, Switzerland). Agenda: https://aeur.eu/f/f2v

Friday 24 January

• EU Council. Preparatory bodies (Brussels): – Coreper II. – Military Committee Working Group (EUMCWG). – Working Party on the United Kingdom. – ‘Justice/Home Affairs’ Advisers. – Other meetings: https://aeur.eu/f/f3f
• International summit. World Economic Forum Davos (to 24/01 - Davos, Switzerland). Agenda : https://aeur.eu/f/f2v